Catholic Tech Talk

Yup, it’s that time of year again . . . Back To School.  Parents are gathering supplies and getting ready for that first day (if it hasn’t already come like here in Florida).  And this year, students may have something different in the backpacks . . . a tablet or ereader.  Many are still trying [...]

eReaders are definitely a hot item and their are plenty of options.  Barnes and Noble hit the eReader world with the Nook® in 2009.   Now called “Nook 1st Edition”, featured eInk paper0like display and a small LCD touch control screen at the bottom.  This past month, Barnes and Noble revamped the original Nook® and released [...]

This past week, Barnes and Noble released the long-awaited software update to the Nook Color.  Like any software update, it’s rolled out to owners incrementally.  But Barnes and Noble also offers the ability to download the update file and install it manually. The update gives users some great new capabilities: Apps that can be purchased [...]

eBooks are getting a ton of attention and are seeing explosive growth rates in terms of demand in the bookselling world.  Quarter over quarter and year over year, they are growing at rates of almost 200% amongst readers of all ages.  Not only are there huge benefits for readers, there are exciting new no/low-cost publishing [...]